US military vessels temporarily crossed the Strait of Hormuz from east to west, entered the Persian Gulf, and then returned through the strait to the Arabian Sea.
“This was an operation that focused on freedom of navigation through International waters,” a US official said, as cited by Axios reporter Barak Ravid on X.
Earlier reports indicated that several US Navy ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz on April 11, though Iranian media denied the claims, citing a senior Iranian military official.
By Jeyhun Aghazada
